Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5386, Daniel Field, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Field Daniel
S 5386
CONTENTS
Carded

2567.
Massachusetts
Daniel Field
of Plymouth in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded by Col. Hall in the [blank] line for [blank]
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 20 - Dollars -- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th day of Nov 1832 and due I. F. Dad. Plymouth Mass
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $30-- Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar 33 - 10-- $40--
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by I. H. [blank] Clerk, Book D - Vol. 2 nd Page 51.

REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONERS.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH, ss.
ON this eighth day of August 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before Hon. Wilkes Wood Judge of the Court of Probate for said County now sitting at Wickford within and for said County of Plymouth, Daniel Field a resident of North Bridgewater in said County of Plymouth, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. That is to say, that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
In October or November 1776 he enlisted in a Company of the Massachusetts line commanded by Capt. Nathan Alden in a Regiment commanded by Colonels Hall & Johnson. He served & did duty in said Company for the space of three months commencing December 1. 1776. at Bristol in Rhode Island. To this service he has the Depositions of Jonathan Perkins & Oliver Howard. He was in no battle. Had no written discharge.
Early in the winter of 1777 he enlisted in the service of the United States in the Massachusetts line in a Company commanded by Capt. Joseph Keith in Col. Spence's Regiment & did service there for the full space of three months at North Kingston in the State of Rhode Island. He has no discharge. To this service he has the Depo

sition of William Bull now living at said North Bridgewater.
He was born in South Bridgewater 1758 in that part thereof now called North Bridgewater where he has always resided. His birth is recorded in the family records. The Minister of the town is absent from home. He is well known to Joseph Silverus Esquire, Mr. Thomas White & other citizens of said town.
Daniel Field
Sworn to and subscribed in open Probate Court the day & year aforesaid
Attest Jacob H. Lord Reg.

We, Joseph Silvester Esquire a Magistrate  Magistrate , residing in the town of North Bridgewater and Thomas White residing in the same town hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Daniel Field who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy four years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid in Probate Court Attest J. H. Lord Reg.
Joseph Silvester Thomas White
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Joseph Silvester Esq. who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident resident in the town of North Bridgewater and that Thomas White who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same town and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
By the Court Attest Jacob H. Lord Reg.
I, Jacob H. Lord Register of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Field for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two .
Jacob H. Lord

N o 4315
Land Field
Pwah
6 months
Amount
$20-
J. H. Lord Esq.
Plym o Mass.

BRIEF in the case of Daniel Field of the County of Plymouth in the State of Mass. (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Local  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 74 years.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1776 — 3 — As a Private Gen. Col. Hall & Johnson, Capt. Alden   "77 — 3 — Private Col. Spratt, Capt. Keith  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Bridgewater.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the records? Depositions  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No Col. Lyman's Certificate. 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levin Bolt Examining Clerk.

July 2, 1903 - Miss. C. Mrs. Geo. J. Gock Gainesville, Texas
Dec. 19-1903 - Miss. C. Helen M. Avery New London, Conn.
Reahan
5386
INVALID.
File No. 5386 Min
Daniel Field
Print Riv War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: -Vol. M , Page 124
[Arrangement of 1870.]

P o 11316
Daniel Field
J. H. Lord Esq.
Phys n . Mass.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Daniel Field which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides ? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides ? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so ? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served ? yes V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled ? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations ? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832 ? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion ? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate ? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed ? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal ? yes .

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No. XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? yes. XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? yes XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes.
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
‡ QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.”

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the affidavits must be properly authenticated, as above directed.
QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

I William Brett of North Bridge water County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say - That I have from my early days known Daniel Field of - North Bridge water aforesaid - He was born and has always lived here - In the Month of Novem- ber or December in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven - said Daniel Field enlisted into the service of the United States - and did service therein for the space of three Months, commencing on the first day of January one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight and ending the first day of - April in the same year - The above service of Daniel Field was done at North Kingston in the State of Rhode Island, in a Company commanded by Joseph Keith, Regiment led Col. Shroat.
William Brett

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth County ss July 23 d 1832 Personally appeared the within named William Pratt, and made oath to the truth of the declarations by him subscribed. I further certify, that I am personally acquainted with said Deponent, and he is considered and reported to be a person of truth and veracity Eliah Whiteman Jus. Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth ss. Jacob H. Lord Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Plymouth being a Court of Record do hereby certify that Eliah Whiteman Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken is a Justice of the Peace in said County & that I believe his name thereto subscribed to be his true & proper signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two.
Jacob H. Lord

I Jonathan Perkins of North Bridge water County of Plymouth the under state of Massachusetts and I. Oliver Howards of the same North Bridge water of lawful age do testify and say - That Daniel Field was a native of this Town and has resided here to the present time - In the Month of October or November one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, said Daniel Field enlisted into the service of the United States, and did service therein at Bristol in the State of Rhode Island for the space of three months commencing on the first day of December in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, and ending the first day of March in the following year - The above service of Daniel Field was done in a Company commanded by Nathan Alden and Regiment commanded by Colonels Hall and Johnson -
Jonathan Perkins Oliver Howard

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County ss July 23 d 1832 Personally appeared the within named Jonathan Perkins and Oliver Howard and severally made oath to the truth of the declarations by them subscribed. And I for the certify, that I am personally acquainted with each Deponent, and they are each of them considered and reputed to be persons of truth and veracity Isaac Whitman  sec. of peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lord Register of the Court of Probate, being a Court of Record, for the County of Plym- outh, hereby certify that Eliab Whitman by before whom the above affidavit was made is a Justice of the Peace in & for the the said County & that the above his name there- scribed to be his true & proper signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this eighth day of August in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two. Jacob H. Lord.

Daniel Field
No 4315

5386
3-068. (Old No. 3-648.)
6-20
Bureau of Pensions.
Daniel Field
Aug 8, 1832 - 94
Bridgewater, Mass
Full. 76 Bridgewater Mass
Capt Solomon Alden
Col Hall
Pvt 3 m
77 Cpt Joseph Herrick
Col Sprague
Pvt 3 m
Born, 1758 Bridgewater Mass
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No more Daniels  E. E. V. Gainesville, Texas, June 23 rd 1903
Commissioner of Pensions; Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir; Will you please send me the records of the four Daniel Fields who fought in the Mass. Line during the American Revolution. One must positively be an ancestor of mine and we are anxious to have my D. A. R. papers now in Washington straightened up.
By giving this your immediate attention you will oblige
Mrs. John J. Gecks Gainesville Tex.